The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-10

would be promotive Of the public good.
The senate then proceeded to vote on the
bill The first vote was taken on the follow
ing amendment. offered by Mr.. Hoar:
Mr.. Beck demanded the yeas and nays
upon the passage Of the bill The bill was
passed as follows:
YEAs-39.
Aldrich, Dolph, Morrill,,
Allison. Eustis. Palmer,
Beck. Fair, Riddleberger.
B BffaeES,b t George. s speons4.
Blair, German, Van Wyck.
Butler. Hale, Vest.
Cheney. Hawley. VOORHEES,,
CockreH. Hoar. Wa,thalt,
Coke. Jones lArk). Whitthorne.
Conger, Jones New, Williams,
CullOm, Henderson. Wis) uowa).
Dawes. Mitchell CPa) Wilson MD
NAYS-l4
Call. Mcmillan, Ransom.
Cameron, Malone. Sawyer.
Farwel Mitchell tOr.), Stanford.
Gray, Payne, Teller,
Hampton, Pugh.
TEXT OF THE MEASURE
The following is the text OF the measure
That it shall be unlawful for any member OF
either house Of congress to accept employment
as attorney at Law a, payment fSI
to the United States in any case to
which the United States may be party. or in
which their interests may be concerned, or from
dhN kdhiodu CoMpduys II suCA AnCMuCA shoii
have reasonable cause to believe that measures
specially affecting the interests OF such COM
pany are pending before congress. or are about
to be so pending during his term Of Office. Any
person violating the provisiops of this act shall
be guilty OF q msdemeanOr dnd may be pun
isned by imprisonment not exceeding one year.
or by fire not exceeding $500, or by both, In
the discretion of the court.
The direct tax" bill passed by the SEN
ate is In substance as follows
1t directs the secretary of the treasury to
credit to each 81 ate and territory and to the Dis
tricu of Columbia a sum equal to all collections
made ftom them under the act of Aug. 5. 1861.
1t RENTS and reenQuisfes all Of the tax still
due aud appropriates sufficient amount to re-
imburse the states for all moneys found due to
them under the provisions OF this act-to be
paid to their respective governors: provided,
that where the taxes have been collected from
citizens. either directly or by sale of property,
the amount shall be held In trust for them or
their legal representatives by the respective
states.
Mr. Randall reported resolution discharg-
ing the committee of the whole from the
further consideration of the senate bill for
the retirement and rccoinage of the trade
dollar, and making the bill a special order in
the house for Feb IL, Immediately after the
reading of the journal. Adopted The house
went into committee OF the whole on the
private calendar, disposed of few private
bills and took q recess till 1880 p. NJ The
at its evening session passed thirty pension
bills
The senate proceeded to the considera-
tipn OF pension bills on the calendar.
Sixty-six bills ere passed among them
the following:
The house bill granting pension of $50 q
month to the widow of Brig. Gen. Thomas
Francis Meagher: the senate blt increasing the
pension of the widow of Maj. Gen. Hunter &c
$50 month, and one increasing the pension
the widow OF Commodore Spicer to $50
Mhe Indian appropriation bill was taken
up and passed without word of discussion
The senate bill to incorporate the Atlantic
and Pacific Ship Railway company (the
Tehuantepec billy came up as special order
and Mr. Morgan argued in support of the
bill. Mr.. Hale offered an amendment thai
except as to the guarantee OF 81, SOC. 600
expressly provided in the bill, the United
States should be in no respect, whatever, liza
Bile for any debt or obligation Of the com
| pany. Adjourned
The house went into committee of the whole
| on the diplomatic and consular appropr1a
| ton bill MI. Belmont said:
The committee on foreign affairs had consd
| cred it its duty to make certain changes in thu
| consular service. These changes, however. wer
! not in conflict with existing laws. They con
| sisted of transfers of certain consuls from on
1
other consuls from the fee list to the salary list
| Another change was an increase OF the salary o
the minister to China. Our relations were o
such a nature as to make our mission there a.
important as the mission to Russia or Germany
Mr.. McCrary, a member of the COMMITTEES
| on foreign affairs, opposed the increases o
salaries provided by the bill
The speaker laid before the house
message from the president returning with
out his approval, a bill granting pension
| to Cuthbert Stone. In his message tn
| president states;
| The army records show that the elaiman
| spent most of his term Of enlistment in deser
| exhibited the long and faithful service and hig
| character Of the claimant, mentioned by tn
| committee as emitting him to consideration.
| withhold my assent from the bill because. II tn
| facts before me are true, the allowance OF thi
| claim would be travesty on our whole scheme o
PENSIONS and an Insult to every decent veteran
soldier.
/ In vetoing the bill granting pension t.
Abraham T. Grigg. the president quotes from
the hospital records to show that the claim
ant was not sick, but completely worthless
obese and lazy" The president says
He does not regard it as strange that thi
claimant, encouraged by the ease with whic
special acts passed, seeks relief by sue
/ means twenty years after his claim had been re
| jected by the pension bureau.
The president also sent in messages veto
ing bills granting pensions to Franklin
| Sweet, Jesse Campbell, R. K Bennett, Cath
crime Sarler and James R. Baylor, on tn
ground, principally, that their claims ar
still pending in the pension bureau.